Gallery of the strange: Weird, wild and strange photos

These 12 photographs show what  a mad, mad world we live in!   A man carries his wife over an obstacle while competing in the Wife Carrying Championship to mark Russia Day and City Day......

Ramzan Photos: The Feast after the Fast

Muslims across the globe are currently immersed in the fervour of Ramzan. However, the holy month of fasting is incomplete without ‘Iftar’, the delicious evening meal with which the......

UN names Hariri assassination suspects

United Nations on Tuesdaynamed four pro-Syrian generals and a former legislator as suspectsin the February assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri. This isthe first major break in a......

PIX: Italy miss out on World Cup again, Portugal survive

IMAGE: North Macedonia's Ezgjan Alioski celebrates after the match against Italy during their World Cup UEFA qualifiers at Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, on Thursday. Photograph: Guglielmo......

Syria seal berth in Nehru Cup final

Syria emphatically sealed a place in the final of the five-nation Nehru Cup football tournament after beating arch-rivals Lebanon by a solitary goal at the Ambedkar stadium in Delhi on Thursday.......